Shayantan Rahman, an Oxbridge alumnus and educational consultant through his own company, CollegeLab, takes us through his journey through college, research, and the Indian education industry!

He talks about his experiences as a student at Oxford; sharing valuable insights into exploring and figuring out your own priorities in college, finding a community, and time management. He also takes us through setting up a Kolkata hub of the Global Shapers - a network of young people leading change-making efforts. He shares his methodology in uniting people behind a cause, and his failures and learnings along the way.

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Email: shayantan@collegelab.in

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Timestamps:

00:00 - Introduction

01:12 - First Year at Oxford

02:49 - Running for Oxford Student Union

06:20 - Understanding your Priorities in College & Finding a Community

10:26 - Balancing Sleep, Social Life, Studies at University

13:25 - Managing and Investing Your Time

17:18 - Switching from Academia to the Education Industry

23:20 - Setting up a Modern Mentorship Firm in India

26:49 - The Global Shapers Hub: Social Changemakers in Calcutta

31:40 - Building a Organisation or Company: Creating a Vision

34:45 - Eliminating Productivity Slumps and Creating Longer Term Goals

38:44 - Parting Message and Conclusion